Eccentric American Millionaire Visits Bingley Castle
Ernest Bingley arrives at the ancestral castle of the Earl of Bingley and Lady Rosa. The eccentric American and British kinship mix sparks as the trio plan lunch and a guided tour through rooms and a Great Hall. The encounter yields awkward charm and flirtatious tension.
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Crump
M'Lud
Earl of Bingley
Rosa
Earl
Father Weill
Ernest
Bingley
America
England
Mr. Bingley
Lady Rosa
States
Rugby
Puggy Ivargon
Plymouth
Puggy
Greta Garbo
Carl
Ritz
Tibet
Bingleys
Carroty
Largest British Electric Transformer Exported to Canada
The P. L. A. Monthly reports the largest electric transformer ever exported from Great Britain being hoisted onto S S Beaverburn at Surrey Commercial Docks by the London Mammoth crane. Stripped of auxiliaries and oil filling the unit weighed about 70 tons and travelled on a specially built girder bogie hauled by Diesel tractors along a weight‑suitable route. It was consigned to Canada and Beaverburn was among the last London ships to sail for the St Lawrence before winter.
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Great Britain
S.S
London
St. Lawrence
Oyster Beds and the Craft of Oystermen
Not Generally Known describes oyster fishermen tending salt water beds with farmer like care. It notes how they judge crop yield by eye and sampling, and describes planting, transplanting, dredging, and the five year wait to harvest. Oysters may live to fifty years and reach market within a day of dredging.
Hats and phrases travel from Quito to Ontario
A quirky clip of comments on tipping hats, lions share meaning, and how proverbs travel from Quito to Ontario. The piece notes editors’ observations and compares local attitudes while mentioning English farmers debating selling eggs by weight.
Cranberries Prove Athletic Bounces Reveal Freshness
The American Weekly explains cranberries must bounce when dropped to show good condition. Berries with prime skins leap over a barrier, while decayed fruit plops. Heat harms bounce. storage at about 36 degrees keeps berries plump until market time around Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Rearmament urged to deter future European threats
Prof. S. Brodetsky of Leeds University argues for thorough armament to confront Europe in coming years. He laments promoting war prep for youth and blames policy choices for provoking crises with Italy and Japan. He warns of a more dangerous world in 1938 if 1937 lacks firmness.
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Europe
S. Brodetsky
Leeds University
Certan
Japan
Italy
Every Part Is Useful The Cocoa Nut Palm
The cocoa nut palm is described as highly useful with every part serving man. Nuts supply milk, young leaves are eaten, a wine is made from flower liquid, sap yields sugar, and nut shells form vessels. Wood builds dwellings and leaves provide roofing and sails. Fibres weave cloth mats and cords. Oil from the kernel seasons food and provides illumination.
A Matter Of Courtesy Comment on business politeness
A Kansas City Star quotation on courtesy in business contrasts honest practices with gyps, crooks, and crooklike promoters. It argues for firms to adopt a courteous policy toward the public and among themselves, urging sustained polite conduct.
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Kansas City Star
Canada’s Recovery Confidence At Bank Of Montreal Meeting
Sir Charles Gordon told shareholders the past year showed remarkable Canadian resiliency in productive enterprises with record bank assets and growing exports. He cited drought areas in the Prairies and noted Canada now exports mostly base metals with agriculture 35 percent of exports and $3 billion annual manufacturing value. Deposits rose to $681 million while total assets reached $829.6 million, the highest since 1929.
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Canada
Charles Gordon
Bank of Montreal
Jackson Dodds
G. W. Spinney
Sir Charles
Mr. Dodds
Dodds
Lord Runciman Denounces High Tax Policy in Will
The London Spectator notes Lord Runciman, whose estate faced death duties of about £1,176,130 from an £2,388,453 estate, denounced in his will both general high taxation and the specific death duties policy. Britain offers vast spa options and treatments across the country.
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The
London Spectator
Runciman
Joan Miller Hosts 100th Pic ture Page Show
British TV pioneer program Pic ture Page marks its 100th performance with Joan Miller featuring all 714 items. She has announced 729 men 365 women 57 boys nine girls one lion horse cheetah three donkeys one parrot 23 mice a ghost and a silkworm. She previously appeared in Windmill Theatre cameos and in Golden Arrow at Whitehall Theatre.
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Joan Miller
Vancouver
Joan
Windmill Theatre
Whitehall Theatre
Belgian Veteran Traverses World on Walking Tour
The 70 year old Belgian Jean de Vaudreuill began a walking journey from Brussels in 1920 and has reached Saint John. He has visited all countries except Mexico, which remains his next destination and goal.
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Jean de Vaudreuill
Saint John
Brussels
Mexico
Devotion Through Cheerful Obedience to God
An exhortation on true devotion as doing God’s will with love and cheerfulness. It cites Psalm 40:8 and describes a ready, joyful heart as essential to obedient service under all circumstances. It contrasts ordinary goodness with devout willingness to follow divine commands.
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David
Canada broom industry output tops a million dollars in 1936
The broom, brush and mop industry in Canada produced over one million dollars in 1936. About 279 374 dozen corn brooms were manufactured, highlighting the scale of domestic broom production.
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Canada
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Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Quito
Ecuador
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Owen Sound Sun-Times
Cranberry
Dominion
Prairie
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Appleford
Appleford Paper
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Winnipeg
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